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 Originally Posted by kmind
I think the reason is that I never (at least in my mind) get to suck out nearly as much as people suck out on me so I feel my money is just being fucked over at times.
Anyways, I've played 7443 hands so far this month and am up $237.15. Ouch right? I still feel like I am playing really really well which is a little discouraging. That said, I think if a few things happened my way I'd be to at least $400 which gives me slight hope but you can't really think of the "what ifs".
Aren't we supposed to suck out less? Sucking out implies that you were substantially behind in the hand while getting your money in, which is exactly what we are supposed to avoid doing! In my retrospective look at my HHs, I tend to see suckouts as examples of me playing poorly and getting rewarded for it. This is not good. If we only associate suckouts with bad play, for them and for us, then we'll want to avoid them when we commit them. Yes it can be gratifying, but I don't like to revel in the true misfortune of others. When you play bad and still win, you attract criticism from others...so why not from yourself?
You have been running really poorly, but are still showing a profit for this month. I know nothing about you and your playing, but if things have really been as bad as I've read, then you are a very good poker player. Perhaps this is a month that you'll be minimizing losses more often than maximizing wins, but either way you seem to be doing it well enough to show a profit. Take comfort in the fact that a lesser player would have lost much more money than you. Be confident in your ability to perform! You aren't perfect, and poker is a game of so many estimations and assumed expectations that to be able to consistently profit and understand why you do not (beyond the bad beats) is an astounding achievement.
Fry phish and win monies, sir. Play on.
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